United Press International reports findings that show apathy is an early precursor of the eventual development of senile dementia.
The nine-year study of more than 2,000 older adults -- average age 74 -- found that people with severe apathy -- a lack of interest or concern -- were 80% more likely to develop dementia during the study period than those with low apathy.
The time lag involved suggests either (a) apathy causes dementia or (b) both are caused by the same unknown thing while the apathy manifests sooner than the dementia. This blog is my anti-apathy project, what's yours?
Warning: If you don't care about this finding, you could be apathetic....
